However, in order to use all available features of this hardware, you must install the appropriate drivers.Įnabling the wireless card allows systems to read chipset information and manufacturer name, as well as connect to a network without using an Ethernet cable.

Windows OSes usually apply a generic driver that allows systems to recognize the wireless component. Browse to the folder where you extracted the driver and click Ok About Wireless LAN Drivers: If you already have the driver installed and want to update to a newer version got to 'Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer'ħ. Choose to select the location of the new driver manually and browse to the folder where you extracted the driverĥ. Right click on the hardware device you wish to update and choose Update Driver SoftwareĤ.

Go to Device Manager (right click on My Computer, choose Manage and then find Device Manager in the left panel), or right click on Start Menu for Windows 10 and select Device Managerģ. In order to manually update your driver, follow the steps below (the next steps):ġ. Take into consideration that is not recommended to install the driver on Operating Systems other than stated ones. If the driver is already installed on your system, updating (overwrite-installing) may fix various issues, add new functions, or just upgrade to the available version. This is the kernel error message when the device 'dies' (it actually fills the log with dozens, probably hundreds of lines, in a matter of minutes.The package provides the installation files for Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 Adapter Wireless Driver version 11.1.0.49. Some times, the device would not 'wake up' after suspension or hibernation until the device had been reset some others, it would wake up but 'die' shortly afterwards (forcing a system restart.) It may happen once a week or thrice a day. My problems are actually worse than yours, for the device 'dies' randomly and one must restart the system to recover it. Like Head_on_a_Stick, I too have had many problems with this Wi-Fi card on my Thinkpad. Memory at e1000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) Subsystem: Lenovo QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter įlags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 134, IOMMU group 13 Network controller : Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 31)

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